President Buhari Appoints 18 New Permanent Secretaries, Deploys 36

Following the compulsory retirement of 17 Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the appointment of 18 new Permanent Secretaries as their replacement in the Federal Civil Service, while 36 others are to be redeployed.

The retired permanent secretaries were bypassed by the president in his recent appointment of Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, their junior, as the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.